Rock Blast (move)

Rock Blast ロックブラスト Rock Blast

Battles Type  Rock Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  25 Accuracy  80% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Rock Blast is a mostly accurate Rock-type move introduced in Generation III that deals very little damage.

Effect

Generation III

Rock Blast does damage, hitting 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. Each attack made has an equal chance to land a critical hit.

Rock Blast will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.

Generation IV

Same as Generation III, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

• Geodude at Lv.31
• Graveler at Lv.37
• Golem at Lv.37
• Rhyhorn at Lv.29
• Rhydon at Lv.29
• Corsola at Lv.34
• Anorith at Lv.55
• Armaldo at Lv.64

By breeding

• Remoraid

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Geodude at Lv.25
• Graveler at Lv.27
• Golem at Lv.27
• Rhyhorn at Lv.25
• Rhydon at Lv.25
• Omanyte at Lv.46
• Omastar at Lv.56
• Corsola at Lv.20
• Octillery at Lv.--
• Anorith at Lv.49
• Armaldo at Lv.55
• Rhyperior at Lv.25
• Wormadam (Ground) at Lv.26

By breeding

• Onix
• Remoraid
• Shieldon

In other languages

French: boule roc, German: felswurf, Italian: cadutamassi, Spanish: pedrada.

Variations of the move Bone Rush
Bone Rush • Rock Blast